"I have always wanted to make the world a better place, one student and one host family at a time," says Lisa, an Area Coordinator…
Blog
by Allison Graham, Outreach and Training Manager “Say cheese!” Those familiar words had new meaning this year for Nicki and Steve when they were taking…
By: Molly Friend, Greenheart Outreach Coordinator Greenheart held our Third Annual National Essay Contest for all CCI Greenheart exchange students and their high school classmates…
By Deborah Cortese, CCI Greenheart Local Coordinator and Greenheart Project Organizer On February 24th I took my Academic Year Program and YES exchange students and…
By Hannah Becker, Greenheart Short-term Programs Assistant Do you remember the first time you traveled overseas? A first time experience abroad can elicit a plethora…
By Billie Burgess, CCI Greenheart Local Coordinator and Greenheart project organizer February 18th, I had the privilege to take 8 CCI Greenheart exchange students and 2…
By: Ida Karin Harnes, an Academic Year Program student and Greenheart Trip participant to Florida. Ida is from Norway and is currently spending her year…
By: Molly Friend, Greenheart Outreach Coordinator Each winter the CCI Greenheart staff ventures out of our offices to Chicago’s north side to volunteer at the…
Laura and Gene are host parents and they share their stories and advice for "people who have never tried hosting to acknowledge their fear and…
By: Nadezhda Koksharova, an AYP student and Greenheart Club member. Nadezhda is from Russia and is currently spending her year abroad in Wyoming. Hello, everyone!…